“We may be seeing the beginning of the end of the recession,” President Barack Obama said yesterday at Raleigh‘s Broughton High School.  Indeed, parts of the country are starting to experience some economic stability, according to the latest figures issued by the Federal Reserve, but the Fifth District of Virginia, North Carolina and  South Carolina [...]

NC Gov. Beverly Perdue announced Friday that nearly $46 million will be awarded to 36 communities in 30 North Carolina counties for wastewater and stormwater projects from the first-round distribution of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act monies by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

If you want to read a simple, straight-forward article that shows how the international credit crunch is hurting local business, read this article from the Raleigh, NC News & Observer.  It discusses why apparently booming and successful Wakefield Commons shopping center might be sold at a fire sale and how that will affect local properties.

Forbes Magazine released its 11th annual survey of best places in the US for Business and Careers.  Raleigh was ranked highest for the third year in a row.  Durham ranked third.  Also ranked were Asheville (6), Wilmington (13), Winston-Salem (18) and Charlotte (19).